How would you describe yourself? What are your strengths and weaknesses?

These types of questions are often best answered by focusing on 5 to 6 of your strong selling
points. The answer should include your achievements, skills and talents that would enable you to
succeed in the position that is being discussed. When asking this question, the interviewer is not
looking for your history of school work and employment, but is giving you a chance to sell yourself
in about 60 seconds. It is important to that you limit your answers to 60 seconds or so if possible,
because if you go on talking about your past at length the interviewer might loose interest and may
not remember the key points you were trying to communicate. If you have sufficiently researched
the organization, you should be able to find out what skills the company values the most. Make sure
that your strengths cover most of these skills. While talking about weakness, be positive; turn a
weakness into strength. For example, you might say: "I often worry too much over my work.
Sometimes I work late to make sure the job is done well".